Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, taking place on Saturday, 14 January 2023, at Reale Arena in San Sebastián.
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Real Sociedad, Recent FormHaving secured a 2-0 away win against Almería in their latest league match, Real Sociedad will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. During that encounter they had 56% possession and had 9 attempts on goal with 6 on target, while their opponents hit 1 of their 6 shots on goal.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 5 and seen valuable points lost. They have shown that they have a consistent appetite for goals at home of late, having clocked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches at Reale Arena.
Winning 4 and being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 league games at Reale Arena, marks a good spell of home form for Arsenal.
On an individual basis, Alexander Sørloth has scored in each of Real Sociedad's last 3 league games.
Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormWith a 0-0 draw in their last match against Osasuna, Athletic Bilbao had to settle for a share of the points. They achieved 60% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Osasuna's tally of 3 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Ernesto Valverde will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 5 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 6 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. On the road, they are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 4 of their last 6 away games. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 away games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Gorka Guruzeta will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Real Sociedad in this match, having already scored 3 goals in his last 6 away games for Athletic Bilbao.
After a good 4-0 win for Athletic Bilbao in this pair's last league encounter, Real Sociedad will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
With at least 1 goal in each of their last 6 away matches against Sociedad in the league, Los Leones have built a decent scoring record that they will be keen to extend.
When playing away from home in the league, Athletic have failed to win any of their last 5 meetings with Sociedad, with the last 2 of those games ending in a draw.
Athletic player Iñaki Williams will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against Sociedad, having scored 3 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ander Barrenetxea (Hamstring), Carlos Fernández (Muscle), Martín Merquelanz (Knee), Umar Sadiq (Cruciate ligament) and Álex Sola (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Athletic manager Ernesto Valverde ahead of this clash, with Iñigo Martínez (Physical discomfort) missing out, which gives Valverde a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Real Sociedad Playing at home | Athletic Bilbao Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 21' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 27' | Time first goal conceded | 34' |
| 2.9 | Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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